Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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